Approaching the Natural Podcast

The end. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! Health Made Simple: A ground-breaking healthy eating system MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural See me live: Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, 2018) Nashville VegFest (Nashville, TN, April 7, 2018) Wilmington VegFest (Wilmington, NC, April 14, 2018) NYC Veg Food Fest (New York, NY, May 19/20, 2018) Find me: sidgarzahillman.com smallsteppers.com YouTube: Sid Garza-Hillman Stanford Inn Eco-Resort: Stanford Inn Eco-Resort AtN Podcast music: The Sid Hillman Quartet 

Dabble in the extremes, thrive in the middle. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! Health Made Simple: A ground-breaking healthy eating system MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural See me live: Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, 2018) Nashville VegFest (Nashville, TN, April 7, 2018) Wilmington VegFest (Wilmington, NC, April 14, 2018) NYC Veg Food Fest (New York, NY, May 19/20, 2018) Find me: sidgarzahillman.com smallsteppers.com YouTube: Sid Garza-Hillman Stanford Inn Eco-Resort: Stanford Inn Eco-Resort AtN Podcast music: The Sid Hillman Quartet (This week’s song: “500 Feet”)

A successful Small Stepper understands that to live a good life means building a practice where one no longer chases perfection. A practice that embraces this fact: to live a diversified, multi-faceted, adventurous life means embracing imperfection. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! Health Made Simple: A ground-breaking healthy eating system MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural See me live: Sanctuary Bistro (Reading/Signing) (Berkeley, CA, December 10, 2017) Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, 2018) Nashville VegFest (Nashville, TN, April 7, 2018) Wilmington VegFest (Wilmington, NC, April 14, 2018) NYC Veg Food Fest (New York, NY, May 19/20, 2018) Find me: sidgarzahillman.com smallsteppers.com YouTube: Sid Garza-Hillman Stanford Inn Eco-Resort: Stanford Inn Eco-Resort AtN Podcast music: The Sid Hillman Quartet (This week’s song: “This Storm”)

Humans have two heads. Both serve their purpose, but let’s make sure both have a voice in our lives…listen in to find out what the heck I’m talking about (I know I will!). SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural | Meal Plan See me live: Sanctuary Bistro (Reading/Signing) (Berkeley, CA, December 10, 2017) Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, 2018) Nashville VegFest (Nashville, TN, April 7, 2018) NYC Veg Food Fest (New York, NY, May 19/20, 2018) Find me: sidgarzahillman.com smallsteppers.com YouTube: Sid Garza-Hillman Stanford Inn Eco-Resort: Stanford Inn Eco-Resort AtN Podcast music: The Sid Hillman Quartet (This week’s song: “Blind-sided”)

If all we focus on is what we want to stop doing, we have no idea what to do in its place. There is a vacuum left by simply not doing something. Fix that by small stepping — taking actions that fill in the empty space with new, healthier behaviors. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural | Meal Plan See me live: Sanctuary Bistro (Reading/Signing) (Berkeley, CA, December 10, 2017) Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, 2018) NYC Veg Food Fest (New York, NY, May 19/20, 2018) Find me: sidgarzahillman.com smallsteppers.com YouTube: Sid Garza-Hillman Stanford Inn Eco-Resort: Stanford Inn Eco-Resort AtN Podcast music: The Sid Hillman Quartet (This week’s song: “Shimmering Sun”)

Prophets, gurus, actors, politicians. To succeed in this world we must learn to separate the person from the message, and refuse to give our power away to anyone. More on this in this episode. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural | Meal Plan See me live: Sanctuary Bistro (Reading/Signing) (Berkeley, CA, December 10, 2017) Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, 2018) NYC Veg Food Fest (New York, NY, May 19/20, 2018) Find me: sidgarzahillman.com smallsteppers.com YouTube: Sid Garza-Hillman Stanford Inn Eco-Resort: Stanford Inn Eco-Resort AtN Podcast music: The Sid Hillman Quartet (this episode: “God Like”)

Let’s not underestimate how much mental real estate our existing routines and behaviors take up. A ton. If we understand this, then we respect the fact that effectively introducing new (healthy) behaviors takes time. Cuz, it just frickin’ does. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural | Meal Plan See me live: Sanctuary Bistro (Reading/Signing) (Berkeley, CA, December 10, 2017) Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, 2018) NYC Veg Food Fest (New York, NY, May 19/20, 2018) Find me: sidgarzahillman.com smallsteppers.com YouTube: Sid Garza-Hillman Stanford Inn Eco-Resort: Stanford Inn Eco-Resort AtN Podcast music: The Sid Hillman Quartet (this episode: “Silver’s More Pretty Than Gold” Live at the Crocodile in Seattle, 2001)

Not can we, but HOW can we take control of our lives enough to begin making improvements in our health and happiness long before we hit the dreaded tipping point–the point at which we just can’t take it any longer. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural | Meal Plan See me live: Tampa Bay Veg Fest (Tampa, FL, November 4, 2017) Sanctuary Bistro (Reading/Signing) (Berkeley, CA, December 10, 2017) Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, 2018) NYC Veg Food Fest (New York, NY, May 19/20, 2018) Mentioned in this Episode: Garth Davis Post about “What the Health” Find me: sidgarzahillman.com smallsteppers.com YouTube: Sid Garza-Hillman Stanford Inn Eco-Resort: Stanford Inn Eco-Resort AtN Podcast music: The Sid Hillman Quartet (this episode: “Until You”)

“I Let Myself Go.” What do people really mean when they say that? I think there is some definite good news hidden in those words, and a completely different way to interpret that statement. Listen in! SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural | Meal Plan See me live: SoCal Veg Fest (Costa Mesa, CA, October 28/29, 2017) Tampa Bay Veg Fest (Tampa, FL, November 4, 2017) Sanctuary Bistro (Reading/Signing) (Berkeley, CA, December 10, 2017) Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, 2018) NYC Veg Food Fest (New York, NY, May 19/20, 2018) Find me: sidgarzahillman.com smallsteppers.com YouTube: Sid Garza-Hillman Stanford Inn Eco-Resort: Stanford Inn Eco-Resort AtN Podcast music: The Sid Hillman Quartet (this episode: “Sandstorms”)

Most of us have more free time than we think–IF we know where to look and understand the value of much smaller chunks of time. Listen in and discover the universe that awaits in 5 minutes. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural | Meal Plan See me live: SoCal Veg Fest (Costa Mesa, CA, October 28/29, 2017) Tampa Bay Veg Fest (Tampa, FL, November 4, 2017) Sanctuary Bistro (Reading/Signing) (Berkeley, CA, December 10, 2017) Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, 2018) NYC Veg Food Fest (New York, NY, May 19/20, 2018) Find me: sidgarzahillman.com smallsteppers.com YouTube: Sid Garza-Hillman Stanford Inn Eco-Resort: Stanford Inn Eco-Resort AtN Podcast music: The Sid Hillman Quartet (this episode: “Always Something”)